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USAAAO — 2024 First Round

Question 7

Arjun launches a 50 kg rocket with speed 10,405 m/s from the surface of the Earth and redirects it into a stable elliptical orbit. Upon analysis, he finds the area of the orbit to be 1.438 × 10¹⁵ m². What is the approximate distance between the periapsis of the orbit and the center of the Earth? Assume no energy was lost in the redirection of the rocket into its new orbit.

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USAAAO 2024 First Round, Question 7. Question text, choices, and answer were transcribed from the official USAAAO exam and solutions PDFs.